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Weekend winners
Ryan Day. THE Coach of THE Ohio State faced more pressure than anyone in the first round of the first expanded college football playoff. There were even whispers that a one-and-done could have cost Day his job. Welp, Day leaned into that pressure — even sitting in with the GameDay crew with signs and banners calling for his headset behind him — and his team delivered big time for their coach in a one-sided 42-17 win over Tennessee.
Lamar Jackson. Jackson is a two-time MVP and likely a Hall of Famer if he retired Tuesday. But his career ledger is lacking in success in the postseason and against Baltimore’s rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Saturday, Jackson took a giant leap to exorcise the Steelers demons. Is he ready to make a postseason charge in a brutal AFC? We’ll see.
These Falcons. I know, I know, they still stink and inspire as much confidence as planning your retirement on a series of scratch-off lottery tickets, but Michael Penix Jr. won his first start, and Atlanta is now tied with Tampa Bay for first in the NFC South.